Please nobody tell Brandon Marshall that his trade to the Jets last Friday wasn’t the only thing that happened in the NFL over the weekend that potentially affected the Bears. At least six other developments around the league piqued just as much...

New Bears general manager Ryan Pace made his first splash in the NFL's free-agent pool Monday. And if the final day of the 2014 league year was any indication, the team's transition to a 3-4 defense will make more waves in the days ahead.
Pace began the...

The Chicago Bears entered free agency with a focus on upgrading their talent and depth at safety. And so their interest in Ron Parker, a 27-year-old playmaker who spent the last two seasons with the Kansas City Chiefs, shouldn’t register as...

Once again, Chip Kelly is setting speed records. Free agency does not officially open until Tuesday at 4 p.m., but already the Eagles coach, general manager and king of everything has reshaped his roster with more additions and subtractions than any other...

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The Eagles pulled off a minor miracle in securing Brandon Graham and bringing the linebacker back into the fold, but they lost a potential free agent acquisition Monday when running back Frank Gore backed out of an agreement, an NFL source said.
Graham had all but signed with the New York Giants, but the Eagles swooped in, sweetened the offer and the free agent decided to return to Philadelphia instead. The 26-year old signed a four-year contract worth $26 million with $14 million guaranteed and will...

Ndamukong Suh is a great player in his prime.
He's dominant! It's easy to argue that he's one of the NFL's top five defensive players (J.J. Watts, Darrelle Revis, Richard Sherman are in there), and possibly a top 10 NFL player (throw in the old QBs and he might get pushed out of the top 10).
That explains why the Miami Dolphins are virtually paying Suh $20 million a season for the next three years (the only money that's real in the NFL is the guaranteed money).
But what Suh better not be is the...

As the Chicago Bears attempt to upgrade their defense over the next two months, the free-agent market will kick off Tuesday afternoon without one of the league's most coveted safeties.
The New England Patriots agreed to re-sign free safety Devin McCourty, McCourty's agent confirmed Sunday night. Several national outlets reported the market-setting deal is worth $47.5 million over five years and includes $28.5 million guaranteed.
The Bears expressed preliminary interest in McCourty but never seriously...

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The lead-up to free agency opened Saturday with NFL teams and agents doing a familiar dance of gauging interest while working to get a handle on the marketplace.
One agent described it as a game of "peek-a-boo" while another who did high volume signings a year ago called it a waste of time and said last year he didn't receive a legitimate offer until free agency opened Tuesday.
Clubs were permitted to contact agents at 11:01 a.m. to express "negotiating positions" but no deals can be consummated until...

If the Bears want to take one giant leap to solve a long-standing issue at safety, a pricey fix will likely be available.
The Patriots exercised their franchise tag on kicker Stephen Gostkowski before Monday's deadline, meaning free safety Devin McCourty will become an unrestricted free agent March 10, barring an unexpected deal with New England before then.
Four other teams used the franchise tag with the Chiefs keeping outside linebacker Justin Houston off the market after his 22-sack season. The...